Person
Tony J. Scott
Acting
Biography
Tony J. Scott (Black Lightning, Tell Me A Story, Atlanta) is a Veteran US Army Ranger and Ranger school instructor, Department of the Army. He served eight years as a non commissioned officer for the US Army. His mother, Mary, is from Liverpool England. His Grandfather is from Sierra Leone and served in the British Navy. Tony studied acting in high school and then later in Palo Alto Ca. After ending time served in the US Army, high on the E7/SFC list, he moved to Atlanta Ga and returned to studying acting with The Company Acting Studio and Drama Inc while attending GSU, earning a BA in Religious Studies, and operating his own ballroom dance studio for 13 years. He still teaches ballroom dancing to senior citizens in Atlanta.
Known for
Will Trent
Gus
The Equalizer
General Maxwell Stone
Black Lightning
Amos Tucker (uncredited)
Manhunt
Georgia Preacher #2
True Lies
Cal
Gemini Man
High School Principal
A Friend of the Family
Clerk
Barbershop: The Next Cut
President Obama (uncredited)
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
The Front Runner
Telecom Engineer
Filmography
- 2024RANCORArthur the Prophet
- 2024ManhuntGeorgia Preacher #2
- 2023Fattenin' Frogs For SnakesLenny
- 2023True LiesCal
- 2023Will TrentGus
- 2022A Friend of the FamilyClerk
- 2021The EqualizerGeneral Maxwell Stone
- 2019Gemini ManHigh School Principal
- 2019Into the AshesStunts
- 2018The Front RunnerTelecom Engineer
- 2018Black LightningAmos Tucker (uncredited)
- 2016Barbershop: The Next CutPresident Obama (uncredited)
- 2005Diary of a Mad Black WomanBallroom Dancer (uncredited)
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